noun
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a hollow cylinder of reed, straw, wood or bamboo.
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a long tube of clay, concrete, metal, plastic, etc., for conveying water, gas, oil, etc. or for use in construction.
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an old measure of quantity, being a sixteenth part of a seer.
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a device with a hand-operated valve for regulating the flow of liquid from a pipe, barrel, etc.; a tap; a faucet.